This old man was Cao Song.
Cao Cao's father.
Back then, he had spent a trillion yuan to buy the position of three public officials.
After a year in office, he was dismissed from office due to military disaster.
After he was dismissed, Cao Song returned to his hometown. When Cao Cao arrived at Chenliu and raised his army, Cao Song would escape to Langya in Xuzhou to avoid the disaster.
He lived in seclusion here, looking for hermits and friends, living a rich and happy life.
Now that Yanzhou had been pacified, he naturally wanted to seek refuge with his son and hand over all his family assets to him.
Thus, he brought his son Cao De, grandson Cao Anmin, six concubines, hundreds of family members, and hundreds of servants to Yanzhou.
They had to pass through more than ten cities along the way and stop near Tan County. The journey was indeed very long.
Moreover, they did not know if there were any rebel soldiers.
If his guess was correct, the territory of Xu Prefecture was not peaceful.
"Father, isn't it too ostentatious to have so much wealth?”
" No," Cao Song's wrinkled face revealed a confident expression as he waved his hand and said,""We don't reveal our wealth. We only use grain as the first.”
"This is how merchants live. We don't have to pay to open the way, so it's fine. We'll go first and let them catch up. If there's anything, we can leave our belongings first.”
Cao Song's words made Cao De feel relieved.
His father was still smart. If there were thieves who wanted to rob the goods of this caravan, they would naturally go for the goods. That person could escape far away.
He would not lose his life.
Since that was the case, why should he leave all these assets in Langya?
Moreover, it was transported over like this back then, so it was fine.
"Alright, let's go then."
……
For thirteen consecutive days, the caravan encountered many merchants, pedestrians, and refugees on the road.
Sometimes they would help, sometimes they would travel together.
There was no danger along the way.
When they arrived at Tan County, they were received by Tao Qian. After a big banquet, they sent people to see them off.
Until the 17th.
Cao Song was still far ahead. Suddenly, a young man in a black robe appeared from the path ahead.
His hair was wrapped in a red ribbon, and two strands of hair fell on his cheeks and temples. He was handsome and elegant, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. He frowned and stared at him.
"Is this convoy led by the Cao Clan's Old Master?”
" That's right. May I ask who you are…" Cao Song was dumbfounded. This person had directly asked Old Master Cao the moment he arrived. Wasn't he waiting here on purpose?
The problem is that I didn't send any letters along the way, and I didn't necessarily ask anyone to pick me up. Is there anyone I know in Xuzhou?
Could it be that this person…had something to ask of him?
Looking at how refined he was, he probably didn't have any bad intentions.
"Old Lord, I am Xu Zhen, also known as Yifeng, a lieutenant in the Chenliu Army of Yanzhou.”
"We have been waiting here for a long time. We are here to bring the old lord back.”
"Ah?"
Tao Qian was stunned.
"General, is there anything?"
"Yes! I have reported that Que Xuan of Xiapi is planning to rebel. He claims to be the emperor and stands on his own. Once he passes, he will reach Xiapi. We can't enter the city. He will definitely plunder.”
"Moreover, I'm afraid that the general you're escorting is also up to no good. Old Lord, follow behind me. I'll escort you safely to Yanzhou.”
" This…" Cao Song did not believe it.
On the other hand, Cao De was younger and more quick-witted. He smiled at Xu Zhen and said,"Brother, if you are the general of Yanzhou, do you have any orders?”
"No, I came in a hurry. My lord did not write a letter.”Xu Zhen shook his head.
How could there be such a thing? It would not be good if he reported it.
"Then, absolutely not!"
Cao De's expression immediately turned stiff." Without the letter, who knows if you're telling the truth or not?"”
"There are generals from Xu Prefecture escorting us behind. Don't act rashly!”
When Xu Zhen heard this, his expression immediately changed. He glared at Cao De with extreme impatience." Why are you so stupid? I'm here to save your life, and you're still suspecting me.”
"You're treating good intentions as ill intentions. You're biting Lu Dongbin like a dog. You don't know a good person's heart!”
Cao De didn't understand what Lu Dongbin meant, but he knew that this person was calling him a dog.
"What are you talking about? Aren't you Meng De's subordinate?"
" What happened to my subordinates!!!" Xu Zhen immediately glared and straightened his back." Subordinates are also humans. Subordinates also need recognition!”
"Today, you have to leave even if you don't want to. Dian Wei, kidnap him!!!”
"Hey!" With a reply, a few strong men suddenly jumped out from the two sides of the road and rushed in front of Cao Song and Cao De, telling them to dismount.
As for the concubines, this servant didn't care. She just drove them away with a knife.
When Cao Song saw this situation, he was scared out of his wits. He had really encountered bandits.
As expected, Xu Zhou was not peaceful. Moreover, this group of bandits was very resourceful. They knew to wait here and wait for fatigue.
After controlling the two of them, he went to ask for their belongings. This method was different from ordinary raiders.
They must be the 10,000 bandits gathered by Mount Tai.
Either there was really a rebellion in Xiapi, and this person was Que Xuan's subordinate, who had come to plunder in advance in order to obtain property for the rebellion.
At the thought of this, Cao Song was already certain that although he looked refined, his words were really too vulgar.
"Help, someone come…"
Cao Song's face immediately turned pale as he shouted.
Xu Zhen went up and covered his mouth. He stared at him fiercely and said angrily,"Shut up! You old man, why don't you know what's good for you!"
"If you call me that again, I won't be polite!"
"Damn it, this old man, do you really think it's okay for you to bring so much money out?”
Xu Zhen looked at him coldly. Before Cao Song could say anything, the sound of hurried horse hooves could be heard in the distance.
At this moment, Dian Wei and Xu Chu quickly pressed Cao Song, Cao De, and Cao Anmin to the ground.
He hid in the grass.
"Don't show your head. Don't be discovered!"
Xu Zhen shouted softly. Under such circumstances, he absolutely could not discover them. Otherwise, those cavalrymen might directly come for him.
Cao Song and Cao De were stunned by the sudden change. They did not dare to say a word and could only lower their bodies to watch.
It was incredible.
A group of cavalrymen clad in black iron armor appeared from behind the horse team. They galloped over, kicking up a large amount of dust as they were trampled on. The person in the lead immediately attacked and killed them.
The servants in the caravan were killed with a single slash. The maidservants and family members were all shouting, but it was completely useless.
The cavalrymen chased after him and hacked him to death. In a short while, blood flowed like a river.
At this moment, Cao Song was dumbfounded. He immediately turned to look at Xu Zhen and whispered,"General, please save us! Those, those were all military supplies for Ah Man!”
Xu Zhen looked at the slaughter in front of him with a serious gaze. At the same time, anger rose in his heart." It's too late.”
"Our people are still outside Xiao Pei. It will take time for them to arrive.”
"General! Then, then what should we do now…"
Cao De was also panicking. He realized that his voice might have been a little loud just now. It seemed that he could only ask this general, who was suspected to be a bandit, for help.
After all, he claimed to be Cao Cao's subordinate.
"What do you mean? Is life more important or money more important?"
Xu Zhen glared at him." It's already God's blessing that I was able to save the three of you!”
In history, all of you were killed.
There were still treasures here!
A bunch of greedy people.
"Do you want money? If you want money, you can rush up and save them. Whoever is willing to follow me, follow me and meet up with the cavalry.”
"Me! I want to go!"
"I'm leaving too. General, save me!"
"General, we were a little loud just now. Now we're kneeling to you. Save us!”
A few juniors and their families immediately began to ask for help.
Xu Zhen picked a few people and let the accompanying cavalry take them away.
Then, he carried Cao Song and threw him onto the warhorse. He pulled Dian Wei to the side and whispered,""When the brothers come, let them bring up the rear. Remember, bring up the rear!!”
"Oh! Understood!"
Dian Wei's eyes lit up.
It was a robbery!
I understand!
When Cao Song and Cao De heard this, someone brought up the rear.
He was instantly relieved.
It was good to bring up the rear.
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